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Nee Varaindha Oviyam

From Thalli Pogathey · 2021

Lyricist
Kabilan Vairamuthu
Singer
Haricharan
Music director
Gopi Sundar
Movie name
Thalli Pogathey
Movie release year
2021
Lyrics added on
13 Dec 2021

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Nee varaindha oviyam
Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa
Nee nanaindha neer alai
Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma
Orr uravu mattumae
Idhayam aalathin dheepama
Adhu yaar endru kelviyae
Manidha piraviyin payanamaa
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Nee varaindha oviyam
Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa
Nee nanaindha neer alai
Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma
Oonjal aadum bothu
Un kangal rendum moodum
Oodal aadum bothu
Pala kangal thoondrumae
Naanum neeyum vaazhndha naatkal
Podhavillaiyae
Neeyum neeyum vaazhum vaazhvu
Gnyaayam illaiyae
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Moondru mounam ingae
Ondrodu ondru moodhum
Yaarin mounam indru
Veliyera koodumoo
Kaadhal enna panju pondra
Poonai paadhamaa
Kaalam poga poga mella
Nenjai keerumaa
Nee varaindha oviyam
Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa
Nee nanaindha neer alai
Unadhu bimbangal tholaikkuma
Orr uravu mattumae
Idhayam aalathin dheepama
Adhu yaar endru kelviyae
Manidha piraviyin payanamaa
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Ennodu varuvaaiyooo
Vinnodu maraivaaiyoo
Will the painting you drew
Ever forget your touch?
Will the waves you soaked in
Ever lose your reflection?
Is just one relationship
The lamp deep within the heart?
And is searching for who that is
The true journey of human life?
Will you come with me,
Or will you vanish into the sky?
Will the painting you drew
Ever forget your touch?
Will the waves you soaked in
Ever lose your reflection?
When you ride on a swing,
Both your eyes close.
When we play at lovers' quarrels,
Many watchful eyes seem to appear.
The days you and I lived together
Were never enough.
A life where you live all alone
Is just not fair.
Will you come with me,
Or will you vanish into the sky?
Three silences here
Collide with one another.
Whose silence today
Will finally break free?
Is love like soft cotton,
Or like a cat's soft paws?
As time passes by, will it slowly
Scratch at the heart?
Will the painting you drew
Ever forget your touch?
Will the waves you soaked in
Ever lose your reflection?
Is just one relationship
The lamp deep within the heart?
And is searching for who that is
The true journey of human life?
Will you come with me,
Or will you vanish into the sky?
Will you come with me,
Or will you vanish into the sky?
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

This song from the film 'Thalli Pogathey' (2021) is a deeply emotional exploration of lingering love, unresolved memories, and the longing for emotional reunion. Using vivid poetic imagery—such as a painting remembering its artist's touch or water holding on to a reflection—the protagonist ponders whether deep romantic bonds can ever truly vanish. The lyricist contrasts the brief duration of shared happiness with the enduring weight of unspoken feelings. The lyrics further explore the complex dynamics between people through metaphor, questioning if love is as soft as a cat's paw that eventually turns painful and scratches the heart over time. Throughout the song, the central dilemma remains whether the lost love will return to walk alongside the protagonist or fade away into the distant horizon forever.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor

Nee varaindha oviyam / Unadhu theendalai marakkumaaa

Comparing the beloved's influence on life to an artwork that holds onto the touch of its creator.

Personification

Moondru mounam ingae / Ondrodu ondru moodhum

Attributes human interaction to silence, depicting three unspoken feelings colliding with one another.

Simile / Analogy

Kaadhal enna panju pondra / Poonai paadhamaa / Kaalam poga poga mella / Nenjai keerumaa

Compares love to a cat's soft paw that feels gentle at first but eventually scratches the soul as time passes.

Rhetorical Question

Adhu yaar endru kelviyae / Manidha piraviyin payanamaa

Uses philosophical questions about destiny and existence to emphasize emotional vulnerability.

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Trivia

The song is part of the soundtrack for 'Thalli Pogathey' (2021), a Tamil romantic drama film directed by R. Kannan, starring Atharvaa and Anupama Parameswaran. It is an official remake of the successful 2017 Telugu film 'Ninnu Kori'. The song features music composed by Gopi Sundar, with lyrics penned by Kabilan Vairamuthu and soulful vocals by Haricharan.

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